Derealization is a mental state where you feel detached from your surroundings. People and objects around you may seem unreal. Even so, you’re aware that this altered state isn’t normal. More than ...

Derealization during a panic attack can make people and objects feel unreal or strange. Pinching your hand or holding something cold can help bring you back to reality during derealization. Slow, deep ...

Have you ever been gripped by the suspicion that nothing is real? Camille, a former student at the Stevens Institute of Technology, where I teach, has endured feelings of unreality since childhood.